[meteorite-list] NP Article, 12-1950 Meteorite Crater Found in Canada
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:30:00 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV1304BTB10wi00004c4d_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0010_01C3853F.E16FF2F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Title: Reno Gazette =20 City: Reno, Nevada =20 Date: Monday, December 18, 1950 Page: 4 Meteorite Crater? Stories of Skies By Hugh Pruett Astronomre, Extension Division, Oregon Higher Education System Huge depressions surrounded by high rims of broken rock and situated on t= oehrwise level plains have been found in several places on the earth. In = recent times it seems certain that these have been blasted out by the des= cent of stony or metallic missles from the great interplanetary spaces. The best known of about a dozen such holes is the famous Barringer Meteor= ite crater in Arizona, an almost circular depression approxiately 4000 fe= et across. The top of the rim varies from 120 to 160 feet above the surro= unding plain and the inside floor is about 600 feet below the rim. Terrif= ic upheaval of the original strata occurred at the time of impact for hug= e boulders, some as large as an ordinary house, make up a considerable pa= rt of the rim. In the rim and scattered for miles on the plain, tons of m= etallic meteorites have been found. Now we learn of another crater, recently discovered in the northwestern p= art of Quebec south of Baffin Island, which dwarfs considerably the Arizo= na depression. It is about 2 1/2 miles across from rim to rim, and the to= p of the rim stands 550 feet above the plain. Unlike the Arizona crater, = this latest depression contains a lake, the surface of which is somewhat = higher thant he surfaces of the numerous small lakes found int eh surroun= ding plain. Last July when it was first examined by a scientific expediti= on, the water surface in places was by ice three feet thick. It is said that this crater, which is located in an unfrequented part of = the world, was first noted on aerial photographs by a prospector, Fred W.= Chubb. This was reported to the Globe-Telegram of Toronto. This paper wa= s instrumental in organizing a scientific expedition, which included Dr. = V. Ben Meen of the Royal Ontario museum. Although no meteorites have been found among the boulders of rim or on th= e surrounding plain during the short preliminary investigation, Dr. Meen = feels quite certain the formation is due to the action of a huge meteorit= e and is not volcanic in nature. He believes the tearing fromt he plain o= f liely ten billion of tons of granite which forms the rim, took place so= metime between 1000 and 3000 B.C. Further study is planned next summer wh= en magnetic methods will be used to try to locate meteoritical material a= nd to determine of a large mass is likely beneath the lake. The scientist= s are sure no glacial action has taken place since the crater was formed. The explorers hoped they were the first campers ever in that locality, bu= t the finding of a tin can blasted their hopes. One member in anger threw= it away. Later when they wanted to see if it contain a message, they cou= ld not find it. Excellent pictures of the crater and the exploring party are carried in t= he October number of Griffith Observer published in Los Angeles. Time for= Aug. 14 and other publications discussed the subject. Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor= and meteorite articles. ------=_NextPart_001_0010_01C3853F.E16FF2F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV><B><FONT size=3D= 2> <P>Title: Reno Gazette </P> <P>City: Reno, Nevada </P> <P>Date: Monday= , December 18, 1950</P> <P>Page: 4</P> <P> </P> <P>Meteorite Crater?= Stories of Skies</P> <P>By Hugh Pruett</P> <P>Astronomre, Extension Divi= sion, Oregon Higher Education System</P></B> <P>Huge depressions surround= ed by high rims of broken rock and situated on toehrwise level plains hav= e been found in several places on the earth. In recent times it seems cer= tain that these have been blasted out by the descent of stony or metallic= missles from the great interplanetary spaces.</P> <P>The best known of a= bout a dozen such holes is the famous Barringer Meteorite crater in Arizo= na, an almost circular depression approxiately 4000 feet across. The top = of the rim varies from 120 to 160 feet above the surrounding plain and th= e inside floor is about 600 feet below the rim. Terrific upheaval of the = original strata occurred at the time of impact for huge boulders, some as= large as an ordinary house, make up a considerable part of the rim. In t= he rim and scattered for miles on the plain, tons of metallic meteorites = have been found.</P> <P>Now we learn of another crater, recently discover= ed in the northwestern part of Quebec south of Baffin Island, which dwarf= s considerably the Arizona depression. It is about 2 1/2 miles across fro= m rim to rim, and the top of the rim stands 550 feet above the plain. Unl= ike the Arizona crater, this latest depression contains a lake, the surfa= ce of which is somewhat higher thant he surfaces of the numerous small la= kes found int eh surrounding plain. Last July when it was first examined = by a scientific expedition, the water surface in places was by ice three = feet thick.</P> <P>It is said that this crater, which is located in an un= frequented part of the world, was first noted on aerial photographs by a = prospector, Fred W. Chubb. This was reported to the Globe-Telegram of Tor= onto. This paper was instrumental in organizing a scientific expedition, = which included Dr. V. Ben Meen of the Royal Ontario museum.</P> <P>Althou= gh no meteorites have been found among the boulders of rim or on the surr= ounding plain during the short preliminary investigation, Dr. Meen feels = quite certain the formation is due to the action of a huge meteorite and = is not volcanic in nature. He believes the tearing fromt he plain of liel= y ten billion of tons of granite which forms the rim, took place sometime= between 1000 and 3000 B.C. Further study is planned next summer when mag= netic methods will be used to try to locate meteoritical material and to = determine of a large mass is likely beneath the lake. The scientists are = sure no glacial action has taken place since the crater was formed.</P> <= P>The explorers hoped they were the first campers ever in that locality, = but the finding of a tin can blasted their hopes. One member in anger thr= ew it away. Later when they wanted to see if it contain a message, they c= ould not find it.</P> <P>Excellent pictures of the crater and the explori= ng party are carried in the October number of Griffith Observer published= in Los Angeles. Time for Aug. 14 and other publications discussed the su= bject.</P></FONT><BR><BR>Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free = on-line archive of meteor and meteorite articles.</DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0010_01C3853F.E16FF2F0-- Received on Sat 27 Sep 2003 10:39:50 PM PDT |
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